Resilient tire for vehicles



J. A. HEANY Aug. 17 192e.' 1,596,731

RESILIENT TIRE FOR VEHICLES Filed August 8, 1919 fg/@fd h@ f .Ar/m7 Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

JOI-IN LEENHE'ANYQ OFNEW lHAVEN, CONNECTIGUT, HSSIGNOEJTO LABORA- TOR-IES,"I INC-,f F NEWT HAVEN,VGONNECTIGUT, EA CRPORATION 'OFI' CONNECTICUT.

'RESIEIENT. TIRE FOR VE'I'IIGEES.

eApplicationledAugust 8,11919. .Seria1.-No.316,210.

'This invention. relatesA toy tires 1 for vehicles and is more particularly -directe'd toward tires adapted :for use yon-anyltypeof -automobiles, su'cl1..as=the passengcrfcars or conir .mercial trucks. ',Thef obj ect of theinvention 4isto 1 provide aztire Whichfhas-a long life in use, vvhich is simple in Construction and isadapte'd for-:easy replacementI or repairs, and also fto provide a'a ftire which ,may be f1-0 .used J.under 1conditions that would lact to disable a tirepfordnaryconstruction. -A `further object is,to provi'defaf tire construe tion which ,permits -the -use of pneumatic tiresV of diminished cross. section .Without in Y'15 Aany .Way-lesseningthef resil-ienttactionof the complete tire.

)I A`attain the .above objects ,by the construction of11a.-tiref having` an: inner 'resilient member'or innerftire combined fwithfone or Vmore pneumatictiresmountedon the` outer side of the .innery tire and: adapted l to bear against I the :surface over ovh-ich .the 'vehicle supported-.by the tire-travels. The inner "tire isA attached to theirim or ,felloe-.ofthe 25 "Wheelaand -islmadeA Ofasuitable resilient 4substance such 'as\.-.spongy\rubber-.or sol-id nubberwitha-or Without .zairvspaces init. The Y outer pneumatici tiressare preferably yof the Asingle-tube type although obviously :inner :SSO tube tiresfmfaybezntilized as `fWell.

A specific embodiment' ofA they invention is :illustrated inthe :accompanying drawing in .Which- 1 'is-a fnagmentarygperspecti-veview '.*85 .of the rim fof fa fvvheelhaving theetire: mountf ed upon it,

Fig. 2 i is a similar vievvfo'f fa Lmodiication of the inner atire, and Y Fig. 3 is a viewA showing the ycorrugations w10 on the base of the pneumatic tire.

Referringnovw to' the; drawings, the i referencef character :l indicates the felloef or rim offa vvheel'fandxQ a -detachable'rim.fastened ontofthe'wheel'by means of the=clamps 3 inaccordance with the present practice` msed on somertypes offsol-id tire. 1Wheels. Y

To the rim-Q :is securely fastenedthe hard rubber.portion-.4y` of theinner tire. These two parts may be fastened together in accordance with any approved practice but I have shown 'them dovetailed together.` The inner tire 5 is fastened to the hard rubber portion 4, preferably by vulcanizing.

The inner tire 5 is provided with one or surfaces ufor' Vobvious f reasons, 'r ner ed-gesfarei providedl with corrugated ribs .-9 which arevarrangedf tovcoact Withrrecesses .10 inzthebottom1of the f'grooves .6 .in-.the solid 4tire i y5.

more circumferential rgrooves 6. 4I y.have shown the tire provided vvithftvvo grooves provi ding for two pneumatic l' tires, `but 1" obv-iously Athe \-tire could be constructed with a different ,number .of rpneurrnatic tires in which1 case thel solid tire 1'5 .would be provided .with la .corresponding .number y.of

stem ofthevalvre;y is, passed. Because of the resilient character ofthe inner tire thevalve 1 stem -vvillobviously move relatively to the .f rim andffelloe, under "Workingconditions `of l`thetire. :Provision is made 4for-such'relative,` motionwas r for example, byV making@ the aperture in the rim large, so that thef-valve fstem moves easily f in rit. :The pneumatic i tubes f7 are ,preferab-ly made reinforced or thickened ,at their outer edges .or .Wearing and their i-n- To assemble the tire, the inner tirebeing secured tor the rim :2,1 the 1 pneumatic-.tube 7, in a deflated .-condit-ion,V is Yslipped into; place `in itsgroove inthe'innerztire 5 :Withthe valve stem ,passing Athrough the '-aperture provided z for it. fThef-tube is then inilated, cvvhich makes 'it ,quiterigidf and acts to clamp -it 'securely'to thesolid tire. act With' the.- correspondinggrooves l0 vpro- `=v-i'ded.for-` them infthei'nnertire 5 andrei-feo .tually gprevent 4the ,pneumatic tubes lfrom fturning .intheir grooves,l=-and theribs and :grooves ,f prevent slipping yorcreeping ofthe pneumatic tubes f lon the yinner :.tir'e. To 'reymove an 4Louter Itire rit lis :merely @necessary .to defi-ate :it, Ithus causing it Ito .lose -its rigidity, andvv'henf iny such deflated condition :it isslipped ont ofrits groove.

The inner. tiref is formedxof resilient rub-y ber or the equivalent material andanay/be made with one air space in it or it may be made perforated With a large number of air spaces like a spongy rubber body, and the inner tire and the pneumatic tubes are suitably reinforced as With fabric or cord, especially at' their contacting surfaces. lu

`on a pneumaticl tire, as in the modiication shown in Fig. l.

VIn the event of the disabling of one ot the tubes, the remaining tube serves to support the lo-ad upon the Wheel, and even if all the tubes are disabled the inner tire 5 or 11 serves to support the load on the Wheel until a convenient place is reached to repair or replace the disabled tubes. The replacement of a* disabled tube is easily made, as described in connection with the assembling ot the tire, and-spares or lextra tubes for replacement may be carried on the vvehicle in adeflated condition, thus occupying but little space. By the use of the tire described herein, it is apparent that the'inconvenient stopping for tire repairs on account of a single puncture or blowout, so prevalent with the use ot the tires hitherto known, is avoided.

The term cushion tire vas used inthe claims is intended to describe a so-called solid tire having either no air spaces Within its structure, or else no communicating air spaces and adapted tosupport the Weight of the vehicle, this term distinguishing from 'the so-called pneumatic tireformed of a hollow elastic tubing with the communicating `air space.

Attention is directed to the feature ot the invention which permits the use 0f a'pneumatic tire of relatively small cross section, thus decreasing the replacement cost, a factor of great importance in heavy duty automobiles and trucks. Emphasis vis l-ai'd also on the utilityT of the complete tire as providing the advantages of pneumatic construction With the stability of the so-called cushion type tire, at the same time eliminating the operating cost of the all-pneumatic tire. Various'other advantages as Well as modifications of construction Will be ap'- par-ent to those skilled in the art to Which the invention Vpertains and it is desired there- :tore that all phases and modifications 'of the invention be covered broadly as Well as specificallyy as detinedfby the claims hereto appended.

I claim 1'. In combination, a cushion tire having a groove ot substantially semicircular cross section in its periphery, and a pneumatic tire positioned and secured in said groove.

2. In combination, a cushion tire having an annular groove of substantially semicircular cross sect-ion in its periphery, a pneumatic tii'e arranged in said groove, and c0- acting means on said cushion and pneumatic tires to prevent relative movement thereof.

3. In combination, a cushion tire having an annular groove of substantially semicircular cross section in its periphery, a-channel at the bottom of said groove, apneumatic tire arranged in said groove and a member on said pneumatic tire projecting into said channel.

4. In combination, a cushion tire having air spaces in it and provided with an annular groove in its periphery, and a pneumatic tire positioned in said groove.

5. In combination, a cushion tire having air spaces in it and provided with an annu lai' groove or" substantially semicircular cross section in its periphery, a pneumatic tire ar# ranged in said groove, and coacting means on said cushion and pneumatic tires to prevent relative movement thereo.

6. In combination, a cushion tire having air spaces in it and provided with an annular groove of substantially 'semicircular cross section in its periphery, a channel at the bottoni of said groove, a pneumatic tire arrangedy in said groove, a member on said pneumatic tire projecting into said channel,

and coactingineans in said channel and on said member to prevent 'relative rotation of said tires'said means including a plurality Vof projecting ridgeson said member and Vof a cushion tire, a pneumatic` tir-e mounted circumferentially on said cushion tire, both of said tires having a bearing surface adapted to contact With the road surface, said cushion tire being adapted for usel when said pneumatic 4tire is deiiatedj Y y JOHN ALLEN' HEANY; 

